# Lisa Baker

Lisa Baker is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Pennsylvania Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2007-01-02
- Current term: PA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aa421a2c-4203-45b7-9766-8826c02a659d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa421a2c-4203-45b7-9766-8826c02a659d (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Baker reported $1.4M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## What Baker says (PA 2025–26 session)

287 classified statements: 287 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Baker | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.4% | 9.5% | 274 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 61.7% | 37.3% | 32 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.9% | 2.3% | 32 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 21.6% | 15.4% | 98 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 28% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Transportation and Public Works 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Families 11% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Education 9.6% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.03), from 748 donors and 925 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (PA 2025–26 session)

502 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Pennsylvania Senate 98.9%). Party unity 98.1% (93.4%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2187 An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2187/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 558 An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, in creation of leases, statute of frauds and… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB558/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1098 An Act amending the act of November 22, 1978 (P.L.1166, No.274), referred to as the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law, providing… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1098/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · SB 807 An Act amending the act of November 6, 1987 (P.L.381, No.79), known as the Older Adults Protective Services Act, in preliminary provisions, further… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB807/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2437 An Act amending Title 58 (Oil and Gas) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in unconventional gas well fee, further providing for Statewide… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2437/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1704 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to residential real… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1704/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 2443 An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Commission on… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB2443/
- 2026-10-21 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 369 An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in land banks, further providing for definitions. · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB369/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 1652 An Act amending the act of September 9, 1965 (P.L.497, No.251), known as the Newborn Child Testing Act, further providing for Newborn Child Screening… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB1652/
- 2026-10-21 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE · HB 928 An Act amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in epinephrine auto-injector entities, further providing for… · pass · https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/HB928/

## Legislation (PA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 207. 36.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Pennsylvania Senate 24.3%; rank 13 of 49).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1493: An Act amending Title 66 (Public Utilities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in services and facilities, providing for electricity outage responses. (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1493/
- SB 1454: An Act amending the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L.130, No.48), known as the Health Care Facilities Act, in licensing of health care facilities, further providing… (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1454/
- SR 377: A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on costs to crime victims regarding the impoundment and holding of… (passed one chamber, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR377/
- SB 1400: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1400/
- SR 305: A Resolution recognizing the life and accomplishments of the Honorable William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon the occasion of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SR305/
- SB 1307: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, providing for Historic Barn Preservation Tax Credit and for… (in committee, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1307/
- SB 1312: An Act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Athletic Trainer Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1312/
- SB 1284: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1284/
- SB 1235: An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, further providing for… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1235/
- SB 1138: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, adopting Uniform Acts: in short title and… (in committee, 2026-01-09) https://openstates.org/pa/bills/2025-2026/SB1138/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.4M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2114393587840618708
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2112718999314198923
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2113021098203713681
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2112287499288449242
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2111230640654008602
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2107943344487661806
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2107574969727156493
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2107196549201850569
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2106151823614816362
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLisaBaker/status/2105031468162470280

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senatorbaker.com/
- Campaign site: https://www.bakerforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenLisaBaker
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorlisabaker
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorlisabaker/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabakerforpasenate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa421a2c-4203-45b7-9766-8826c02a659d